South Hinksey

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South Hinksey is a village and civil parish just over 1mi south of the centre of Oxford. The parish includes the residential area of Hinksey Hill about 0.5mi south of the village. The parish was part of Berkshire until the 1974 boundary changes transferred it to Oxfordshire.GeographyThe Southern By-Pass Road (part of the A34) passes through the parish.The only road access to the village is via the bypass. It is on the inside of the ring road and close to the Hinksey Stream, a branch of the River Thames at Oxford. Pedestrian and cycle access to the village from Oxford is via the Devil's Backbone; a historic raised pathway across the neighbouring flood plains that features in Matthew Arnold's poem The Scholar Gipsy.HistoryIt has always been difficult to get between North Hinksey to the north-west and South Hinksey. In the 19th century John Ruskin tried to organize the making of a road between the two villages, as the ground between them was very boggy. Since the 1930s they have been connected by the Southern By-Pass Road.

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South Hinksey is Oxford based place and this enity listed in City category.